Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

13,811 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.49/cwt +4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,219/hd at 827 lb · 825 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.05/cwt +1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 674 lb · 693 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.06/cwt +6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 619 lb · 671 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	13,811	18,046	15,731
Feeder cattle	11,596	15,438	13,370
Slaughter cattle	1,611	1,950	1,795
Replacement cattle	604	658	566

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder cattle markets this past week advanced mostly 2.00-5.00 higher with spots up to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate to good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	241	4	165.00–180.00	$175.65	$423	+0.88
241 value added	241	3	187.50	$187.50	$452	—
280	280	1	171.00	$171.00	$479	+7.35
305–330 value added	325	5	173.00–182.50	$180.72	$587	—
320–345	332	16	157.50–182.00	$172.22	$572	-0.48
352–392 value added	372	7	169.00–180.00	$175.52	$653	-4.48
355–395	376	19	155.00–180.00	$170.93	$643	+1.99
400–445	420	42	137.00–175.00	$161.75	$679	-5.27
400–440 value added	421	28	167.00–176.00	$171.95	$724	+1.91
452–497	478	91	144.00–172.00	$160.07	$765	-1.25
480 fancy	480	1	171.00	$171.00	$821	-9.00
450–489 value added	481	23	161.00–173.00	$167.73	$807	+1.30
500–546 value added	517	39	160.00–174.00	$168.86	$873	+2.11
500–549	526	135	130.00–166.00	$155.81	$820	-0.56
550 fancy	550	11	173.00	$173.00	$952	—
555–588 value added	567	130	154.00–175.25	$169.79	$963	+7.23
550–596	575	159	136.00–168.00	$154.30	$887	-2.11
600–645 value added	623	173	146.00–171.00	$162.23	$1,011	+3.86
609–646 fancy	625	9	158.00–160.00	$159.08	$994	-7.92
600–648	628	139	138.00–162.50	$149.71	$940	-2.92
652–692 value added	661	170	143.50–166.10	$159.04	$1,051	+6.46
650–698	672	171	125.00–160.00	$150.11	$1,009	+1.81
700–745 value added	712	230	138.00–160.00	$153.28	$1,091	+6.76
700–747	719	151	124.00–151.00	$141.34	$1,016	+0.18
746 fancy	746	198	154.00	$154.00	$1,149	—
750–796 value added	762	275	134.00–158.80	$149.76	$1,141	+3.02
750–795	775	113	120.00–145.25	$140.71	$1,091	+2.71
825 fancy	825	124	150.00	$150.00	$1,238	—
800–842	827	63	110.00–143.00	$135.74	$1,123	-0.60
810–845 value added	827	638	138.00–153.95	$148.16	$1,225	+1.57
855 fancy	855	60	156.90	$156.90	$1,341	—
850–898	876	126	117.00–144.75	$138.90	$1,217	+0.40
852–897 value added	877	264	130.00–153.00	$145.28	$1,274	+2.13
905–918 value added	913	44	133.00–139.00	$135.51	$1,237	-2.20
900–945	915	23	109.00–131.00	$124.40	$1,138	-2.03
969 fancy	969	55	140.00	$140.00	$1,357	—
955–997	970	14	111.00–126.00	$118.27	$1,147	-8.93
953–992 value added	976	146	137.75–140.60	$139.60	$1,362	+2.72
1010	1010	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,101	-2.88
1000–1024 value added	1013	113	110.00–135.00	$133.75	$1,355	+2.57
1060–1095	1078	7	95.00–122.00	$111.59	$1,203	-0.65
1120	1120	4	109.50	$109.50	$1,226	-5.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–835 value added	817	122	149.25	$149.25	$1,219	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	2	119.00–157.50	$139.17	$366	-15.83
330–335	333	3	135.00–156.00	$148.40	$494	+2.01
375	375	1	136.00	$136.00	$510	-21.53
430–435	433	3	122.00–155.00	$144.08	$624	-7.83
455–495	465	23	120.00–151.00	$144.58	$672	-0.67
512–545	522	8	131.00–148.00	$143.87	$751	+3.70
560–595	575	19	125.00–145.00	$137.76	$792	-2.59
603–645	623	8	120.00–139.00	$129.49	$807	-3.47
650–695	663	17	120.00–140.00	$133.96	$888	-0.53
700–740	725	11	107.00–135.00	$125.33	$909	-3.99
755–775	767	3	128.00–132.00	$129.98	$997	+2.80
825–845	832	5	114.50–132.00	$122.85	$1,022	+7.22
870	870	3	128.50	$128.50	$1,118	+14.67
900–920	912	5	110.00–119.00	$114.82	$1,047	+8.80

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	150.00	$150.00	$810	—
705	705	1	130.00	$130.00	$916	+2.93
830	830	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,079	—
859	859	5	120.50	$120.50	$1,035	—
945	945	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,191	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	142.00	$142.00	$483	—
510	510	1	129.00	$129.00	$658	+4.55
555–565	563	4	116.00–122.00	$117.48	$661	-5.49
630–645	638	2	124.00–125.00	$124.51	$794	+4.51
660	660	1	128.00	$128.00	$845	+8.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1225	1185	3	70.00–105.00	$86.67	$1,027	—
1297	1297	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,362	+8.60
1315	1315	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,446	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	2	143.00	$143.00	$675	-12.25
645	645	1	139.00	$139.00	$897	-3.00
695	695	1	133.00	$133.00	$924	-9.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
668	668	3	54.00	$54.00	$361	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	102.50	$102.50	$323	—
615	615	1	90.00	$90.00	$554	-25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	221	5	155.00–160.00	$157.83	$349	-3.88
250–295	279	27	130.00–165.00	$145.66	$406	-8.83
295 fancy	295	1	162.50	$162.50	$479	—
325 value added	325	1	156.00	$156.00	$507	-6.50
300–348	327	39	132.00–161.00	$145.27	$475	+0.13
353–390 value added	367	11	150.00–162.00	$157.34	$577	-5.16
350–397	373	108	132.00–164.00	$143.47	$535	-2.67
410–443 fancy	423	10	152.00–154.00	$153.49	$649	-0.17
400–449	426	226	132.00–159.00	$144.73	$617	-0.15
415–441 value added	434	15	147.00–162.50	$153.52	$666	+4.88
450–480 fancy	465	15	150.00–156.00	$152.30	$708	-1.55
450–497 value added	477	55	147.00–156.00	$152.49	$727	+3.14
450–498	478	243	122.00–154.00	$143.08	$684	-1.97
500–549	521	294	121.00–160.00	$142.57	$743	+0.10
500–547 value added	529	106	144.00–162.00	$152.02	$804	-2.60
550–593 value added	569	42	138.00–154.00	$145.33	$827	-5.48
550–598	577	228	120.50–149.00	$139.02	$802	-0.60
600–647 value added	618	453	135.00–159.50	$151.24	$935	+4.93
600–648	620	218	115.00–147.75	$135.30	$839	+1.04
650–697	672	302	117.00–146.75	$138.39	$930	+5.29
650–693 value added	675	391	131.00–154.00	$148.43	$1,002	+0.87
700–748	722	147	110.00–133.00	$123.56	$892	-6.35
708–737 value added	726	176	126.00–146.25	$143.93	$1,045	+1.33
753–797	767	41	108.00–132.00	$124.08	$952	-3.26
757–785 value added	774	344	125.00–145.00	$140.18	$1,085	+6.03
810	810	3	123.50	$123.50	$1,000	+3.85
800–845	818	29	102.00–123.50	$118.23	$967	-1.42
865	865	4	130.00	$130.00	$1,124	+15.69
871–878 value added	872	70	121.50–136.25	$134.13	$1,170	+7.71
850–899	884	18	90.00–118.00	$108.11	$956	-0.89
908 value added	908	47	130.50	$130.50	$1,185	—
900–945	919	9	91.00–104.00	$101.66	$934	-8.45
950–955	954	9	99.00–106.50	$105.67	$1,008	+10.73
994 value added	994	4	116.00	$116.00	$1,153	-7.50
1031	1031	8	99.00	$99.00	$1,021	—
1150	1150	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,150	±0.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	143.00	$143.00	$322	+4.32
255–285	271	4	120.00–139.00	$132.53	$359	-2.64
300–347	335	11	120.00–141.00	$132.07	$442	+5.54
350–395	370	22	115.00–142.00	$132.77	$491	-2.49
405–445	418	35	118.00–140.00	$133.20	$557	+2.57
450–495	478	31	122.00–141.00	$130.52	$624	-1.17
500–545	527	30	115.00–131.00	$128.21	$676	-1.33
550–595	576	43	95.00–135.00	$127.67	$735	+2.73
600–640	615	13	106.00–125.00	$120.34	$740	-2.69
650–695	663	25	103.00–129.00	$121.37	$805	+3.81
700–745	716	16	98.00–114.50	$108.10	$774	-6.17
750–795	770	7	95.00–111.00	$106.19	$818	+6.72
800–830	812	6	85.00–107.00	$95.64	$777	-7.75
875–890	885	5	80.00–102.00	$90.76	$803	-8.04
930–945	940	3	75.00–90.00	$84.05	$790	+3.05
955–990	968	3	71.00–91.00	$79.23	$767	-14.78

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	132.50	$132.50	$344	+0.76
357–365	360	3	120.00–125.00	$121.69	$438	-10.11
410–445	424	5	124.00–135.00	$128.30	$544	-2.14
453–467	460	4	122.50–126.00	$124.28	$572	-7.04
515–543	537	15	117.00–125.00	$123.08	$661	+0.65
555–595	577	11	115.00–126.00	$122.06	$704	+1.78
635–640	637	4	112.00–118.00	$114.50	$729	—
650–685	675	5	112.00–120.00	$115.17	$777	+2.61
835	835	1	100.00	$100.00	$835	-3.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	111.00	$111.00	$466	—
475	475	6	128.00	$128.00	$608	—
545	545	1	128.00	$128.00	$698	—
590	590	1	129.00	$129.00	$761	—
605	605	2	117.00	$117.00	$708	—
685–690	688	2	128.00–129.00	$128.50	$884	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577–585	580	3	130.00–134.00	$131.35	$762	-5.68
685	685	3	123.00	$123.00	$843	+2.54
817	817	2	100.00	$100.00	$817	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	116.00	$116.00	$447	+18.50
390	390	1	115.00	$115.00	$448	+17.50
590	590	1	86.00	$86.00	$507	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	115.00	$115.00	$724	-13.49
780	780	1	91.00	$91.00	$710	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	102.00	$102.00	$678	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180	1180	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,062	-2.07

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	149.00	$149.00	$738	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	—	—	1	176.00	$176.00	$326	-24.00
215 fancy	215	—	—	1	181.50	$181.50	$390	—
215–245	233	—	—	8	152.50–177.00	$168.41	$392	-6.08
250–280	268	—	—	10	142.00–170.00	$161.03	$432	-11.41
300–345	324	—	—	35	143.00–178.00	$163.96	$531	+5.38
350–398	371	—	—	117	142.50–179.00	$162.18	$602	-2.19
380 fancy	380	—	—	2	173.50	$173.50	$659	+5.35
405–443 fancy	429	—	—	9	165.00–177.00	$169.71	$728	+0.71
400–448	430	—	—	140	135.00–174.00	$156.68	$674	+1.75
450–498	476	—	—	107	135.00–168.00	$151.22	$720	-1.60
479 fancy	479	—	—	5	162.50	$162.50	$778	-2.50
515 value added	515	—	—	5	164.00	$164.00	$845	—
500–549	521	—	—	182	133.50–163.00	$145.73	$759	-3.56
550–595	570	—	—	173	126.00–160.00	$143.19	$816	+1.15
593 fancy	593	—	—	3	150.00	$150.00	$890	-8.00
605 fancy	605	—	—	3	156.00	$156.00	$944	+6.00
600–645	620	—	—	108	115.00–148.00	$136.09	$844	+1.01
627 value added	627	—	—	4	150.00	$150.00	$940	-0.92
650–697	671	—	—	116	122.00–148.00	$133.11	$893	+0.64
700–748	721	—	—	57	110.00–135.00	$124.05	$894	-1.07
750–795	768	—	—	46	110.00–130.00	$118.56	$911	-0.96
800–846	828	—	—	25	101.00–126.00	$112.72	$933	+0.99
850–890	869	—	—	8	100.00–115.00	$108.61	$944	-3.46
930	930	—	—	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,088	+15.26
960–990	975	—	—	2	79.00–84.00	$81.46	$794	-13.86
1270–1625	1448	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	91.00–98.50	$95.21	$1,379	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
227–230	228	3	142.50–148.00	$144.35	$329	—
270–290	278	4	140.00–157.50	$148.87	$414	+7.72
303–325	310	3	137.50–140.00	$139.13	$431	+9.37
353–395	372	24	121.00–161.00	$147.36	$548	+3.09
405–445	420	19	115.00–150.00	$141.06	$592	-1.80
455–490	464	26	130.00–149.00	$143.24	$665	+5.30
500–545	530	32	120.00–142.00	$133.32	$707	-2.75
550–595	570	31	110.00–137.00	$131.62	$750	+3.77
605–647	631	26	84.00–132.00	$126.56	$799	+0.97
650–696	670	22	104.00–130.00	$120.35	$806	+1.12
700–727	716	6	90.00–109.00	$96.82	$693	-14.15
750–790	766	8	100.00–116.00	$108.63	$832	-6.98
825–845	835	2	95.00–100.00	$97.47	$814	-6.78
888	888	3	86.00	$86.00	$764	-3.00
965	965	4	90.00–94.00	$93.00	$897	—
1005	1005	1	83.50	$83.50	$839	-1.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	140.00	$140.00	$553	—
482–495	489	4	121.00–128.00	$124.45	$609	—
502	502	8	130.00	$130.00	$653	-5.00
575	575	2	122.00	$122.00	$702	—
600–627	618	3	110.00–129.00	$122.85	$759	—
775	775	1	110.00	$110.00	$852	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	2	139.00	$139.00	$503	-4.03
400–445	432	7	130.00–139.00	$131.78	$569	-4.72
470–490	480	3	130.00–142.00	$136.64	$656	-1.88
550–580	567	5	122.50–126.00	$124.41	$705	—
600–630	615	2	120.00–125.00	$122.44	$753	+3.75

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	2	142.00	$142.00	$710	—
565–592	583	3	133.00–139.00	$137.06	$799	—
602–630	616	5	125.00–129.00	$127.81	$787	+2.81
660	660	1	115.00	$115.00	$759	—
700–745	716	4	106.00–128.00	$114.18	$818	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	120.00	$120.00	$600	-2.57
570	570	1	105.00	$105.00	$598	-15.00
560–595	576	5	105.00–114.00	$111.07	$640	-8.93
615	615	1	123.00	$123.00	$756	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1245	1121	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	930.00–1,250.00	$1,028.07	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510 fancy	510	1	160.00	$160.00	$816	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1705	1225	80-85%	236	48.50–78.50	$67.71	$829	+1.78
925–1540	1236	80-85%	53	40.00–65.00	$57.91	$716	-14.75
1015–1605	1277	80-85%	133	63.50–88.50	$73.69	$941	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1800	1425	75-80%	9	58.00–64.00	$61.76	$880	—
1120–1910	1458	75-80%	131	60.00–77.00	$69.64	$1,015	+2.36
965–2100	1499	75-80%	134	63.50–86.00	$73.61	$1,103	+6.33

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1400	1002	85-90%	71	32.00–63.00	$51.78	$519	-15.24
730–1325	1017	85-90%	49	52.00–76.00	$67.48	$686	+0.46
705–1500	1063	85-90%	139	52.00–70.00	$62.54	$665	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1665	1665	65-75%	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,332	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–2235	1449	29	75.00–92.00	$86.09	$1,247	—
1115–2380	1727	104	86.00–104.50	$97.71	$1,687	—
1215–2300	1806	74	96.00–118.00	$106.73	$1,928	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–1140	909	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	67.00–84.00	$78.49	$713
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	74.00	$74.00	$814

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	985.00	$985.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1265	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	750.00–875.00	$814.12
800–1400	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	475.00–975.00	$821.19
920–1335	1128	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	735.00–1,225.00	$1,008.60
1100–1210	1147	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	730.00–885.00	$818.56
880–1435	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	625.00–1,025.00	$780.77
1035–1365	1159	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	925.00–1,225.00	$1,043.17
1205	1205	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1185–1325	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	870.00–910.00	$882.36
825–1790	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	52	630.00–1,375.00	$997.91
1202–1340 fancy	1256	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,449.94
1263 fancy	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,525.00	$1,525.00
800–1450	1301	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	600.00–1,260.00	$1,078.72
1222–1400	1311	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	835.00–930.00	$895.99
900–1810	1323	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	77	725.00–1,350.00	$1,059.91
1080–1577	1344	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	59	950.00–1,500.00	$1,209.38

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–890	817	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	650.00–700.00	$681.84
795–1090	969	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	625.00–810.00	$717.08
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	750.00	$750.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1420	1420	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1470	1470	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,210.00	$1,210.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00
1015	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	535.00	$535.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–1015	898	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	750.00–960.00	$883.12
915	915	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
910–1000	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–825.00	$811.91
1285	1285	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–770	743	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–775.00	$710.19
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
835–890	863	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–825.00	$812.90

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
900–1105	1003	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,251.56	—
1000–1110	1092	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,450.00–1,475.00	$1,453.82	—
1010–1475	1132	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	860.00–1,575.00	$1,071.33	+141.00
1145–1250	1198	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–1,235.00	$956.63	-90.66
950–1557	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	880.00–1,500.00	$1,425.70	+178.93
1130–1425	1278	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,360.00–1,575.00	$1,479.91	+233.14
1230–1490	1324	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,040.00–1,500.00	$1,257.64	—
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1075–1830	1594	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,540.97	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1207	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	975.00–1,125.00	$1,035.54	—
1085–1290	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,290.68	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
782	782	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00	$925.00	+50.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1555	1555	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	3	105.00	$105.00	$244	—
279	279	4	117.00	$117.00	$326	-8.15
337–347	342	4	119.00–120.00	$119.51	$409	-4.71
355–379	377	10	71.00–119.00	$114.48	$432	-16.59
435–443	441	9	96.00–122.50	$107.15	$473	-13.41
452–478	465	14	98.00–119.00	$109.48	$509	-21.28
507–544	536	11	111.00–113.50	$112.85	$605	-10.15
557–598	574	12	85.00–120.00	$109.80	$630	+1.64
600–646	630	64	83.00–112.50	$108.52	$684	+2.80
710–746	726	30	80.00–108.00	$104.27	$757	-0.73
765	765	7	99.50	$99.50	$761	-7.79
825–845	835	2	100.00–101.00	$100.51	$839	—
867 value added	867	59	107.00	$107.00	$928	—
911	911	4	80.00	$80.00	$729	+10.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1940	1940	7	86.00	$86.00	$1,668	—

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600	600	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.